Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa will reportedly meet with neurologists next week to begin the decision-making process over whether he will retire from the NFL.
Tagovailoa was rocked by the third concussion of his career on Thursday night and DailyMail.com revealed on Friday that the Dolphins are considering shutting him down for the year to give him time to properly decide on his future.
Now, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that Tagovailoa is scheduled to meet with neurologists in the coming days to seek their input.
It has been reported that the QB wants ‘input into the severity of his latest concussion, and the cumulative effect of the ones he’s suffered in the past.’
Tagovailoa suffered a huge hit from the Buffalo Bills‘ Damar Hamlin during the Dolphins’ Week 2 loss on Thursday, and he immediately went into the fencing response.
He left the field under his own steam but was diagnosed with a concussion within six minutes of going back to the locker room, and is now expected to miss a significant amount of time.
Back in the 2022 season, he suffered another two concussions, and took a third hit to the head that ultimately led to a change in the NFL’s concussion protocol.
In his final year at college, he also suffered a concussion, and many leading experts have urged the quarterback to retire for the sake of his family and future health.
On Friday morning, Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel was keen to quell talk of Tagovailoa’s future so soon after the incident.
‘You’re talking about his career – his career is his,’ he said. ‘I just wish that people would for a second hear what I’m saying, that bringing up his future is not in the best interest of him.
‘So, I’m going to plead with everybody that does genuinely care that that should be the last thing on your mind.’
